How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 686 - 289: Austin Qualifying Session

"Nice!"

After this shot went in, all the Mercedes staff on-site and the marketing department staff recording the video applauded and cheered for Hamilton.

Hamilton clenched his fist, celebrating joyfully.

Qin Miao clapped somewhat unexpectedly; that shot was indeed accurate.

After a brief celebration, Hamilton smiled and gave Qin Miao a high-five.

But this shot seemed to have exhausted all of Hamilton's luck, as the next three shots all hit the rim.

In the end, he was left with the somewhat awkward result of one out of five.

However, Hamilton wasn't surprised, as he really can't play basketball; being lucky enough to make one was already good.

After Hamilton finished, it was Qin Miao's turn.

Back in school, Qin Miao had played some basketball, but his skills were more about participation.

So Qin Miao approached this event with just a fun and entertaining mindset.

But when Qin Miao actually held the basketball, stood at the free-throw line, dribbled a couple of times like Hamilton, and then casually shot the ball...

"Swish!"

Nothing but net.

The moment the ball went through the net, the crowd erupted into the same applause and whistles as when Hamilton made his shot.

Qin Miao was a bit stunned; this shot was just a random throw, and it went in.

After celebrating with Hamilton and returning to his position, the second ball was back in Qin Miao's hands.

After a simple dribble and a slight adjustment, Qin Miao held the basketball above his head and threw it out in his usual way.

"Swish!"

Another perfect shot.

The cheers grew even louder.

Qin Miao was even more puzzled, wondering if he actually had a talent for basketball. Back in school, he didn't make many free throws, and his three-pointers mostly missed everything...

Was his strength just lacking when he was younger?

Third shot.

"Swish!"

Fourth shot.

"Swish!"

By this point, Qin Miao started to enjoy it, even finding the sound of the ball swishing through the net pleasant.

Meanwhile, Hamilton and the other Mercedes staff were full of question marks above their heads.

We asked you to participate in an event, not to dominate it. With this performance, why are you even driving? Go join the NBA!

What? Playing in the NBA doesn't earn as much as driving?

Never mind then.

On the fifth shot, Qin Miao finally didn't make it through the net, having been abroad for a while, he understood a bit about social norms.

If your teammate scores one out of five, and you score five out of five, it just doesn't look right.

Even though this was just a fun competition, if you really did that, your teammate's face definitely wouldn't be too happy.

So, Qin Miao threw the last shot quite casually, though it didn't show on the outside.

The basketball made a beautiful arc before hitting the backboard with a bang and then bouncing off the rim.

Four out of five is still a pretty good result, and with Qin Miao's result, the winner of this match was clear.

Hamilton, a bit puzzled, walked up to Qin Miao, shook hands, and curiously asked, "Did you practice before? Why are you so skilled?"

Qin Miao smiled and shrugged, "I'm not kidding, I've never specifically trained in basketball. Today's performance might just be due to luck, but I also won't rule out the possibility that I have a talent for it."

Hamilton had known Qin Miao for quite some time and had never caught him lying, so after some thought, he accepted Qin Miao's explanation.

He then jokingly said, "Looks like the American basketball world missed out on a top shooter like Curry."

"No, no, no, I'm aware of my limits, I can't compare to those geniuses," Qin Miao hurriedly waved his hand.

At this point, the first phase of this small event ended, with Qin Miao winning.

After all, it was a fan-oriented video, with no penalties or anything like that.

The second phase was about shooting three-pointers.

Having not done well at free throws, Hamilton didn't do much better with three-pointers, ending with one out of five again.

Seeing this, Qin Miao continued to ease up, throwing the next few shots quite casually.

Finally, two out of five gave Hamilton some relief.

The third phase was about dribbling.

At this stage, Qin Miao's rookie nature was fully exposed; it was clear he wasn't good at dribbling, lacking even the basic skills.

Of course, Hamilton was no better, making it truly a display of beginner-level dribbling skills for the audience to see.

But Qin Miao's shooting skills were enough to deliver a big surprise for Mercedes' basketball-loving car fans.

After the event, Qin Miao and the others tried some popular American fan entertainment activities, like throwing frisbees and playing baseball.

Once this event was over, all of Qin Miao's marketing activities for Thursday were completed.

There was supposed to be a Mercedes sponsor banquet in the evening, but Qin Miao didn't attend; Hamilton and Toto, along with Bottas, went instead.

After such intense marketing for such a long period, though Qin Miao didn't ask for a break, Toto proactively reduced Qin Miao's workload a bit.